Improvement in suspenders



G. B. HALL 8|. D. LASHER.

Suspenders.

PatentedOct. 20,"1874.

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GEORGE B. HALL AND DE WITT LASHER, OF FORT PLAIN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SUSPENDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 156,083, dated October20, 1874 {application filed August 1, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE B. HALL and DE WITT LASHER, of Fort Plain,in the county of Montgomery and State of New York, have invented a newand valuable Improvement in Suspenders; and we do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description of theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon. a

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a perspective view ofour suspenders. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

The object of our invention is to improve gentlemens suspenders byconnecting the buttonhole straps to spiral springs by means of catgut orrawhide, said springs being inclosed in leather'pockets, to which thewebbing of the suspenders is suitably secured, as will be hereinaftermore fully explained.

In the annexed drawings, A A designate the webbing straps of thesuspenders, which straps may or may not be elastic; and B B B designateleather pockets, one of which, B, is permanently secured to the twostraps A A behind, and the other two are attached to the straps A A infront by means of buckles, as shown in Fig. 1. G O O designate thebutton-hole straps, which have loops a formed on them, and are puttogether in pairs. Each loop a has suitably secured to it two cords,'DD, made of catgut or rawhide, which cords pass through helical springs SS, and have knots formed on their upper ends to prevent them from beingdrawn through the springs. The springs S S are stitched between the twopieces of leather forming each pocket, and the lower ends of the springsbear against metal pieces 6. which are secured by eyelets between thelower ends-of the said leather pieces.

It will be seen from the above description that the springs S S willgive free elasticity to the suspenders both in front and in rear, andthat such elasticity will be more durable than that which is obtainedfrom the use of india-rubber.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, in suspenders, of the pockets B B, the former rigidlyattached to the straps A behind, and the latter attached thereto bybuckles in front, and the button-hole straps O O secured, by means ofloops a, to the catgut or rawhide cords D, knotted at their upper ends,and encircled by helical springs S, arranged longitudinally in sets oftwo in the pockets B B, and prevented from escaping therefrom by themetal plates 0, as and for the purposes specified. f

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed ournames in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE B. HALL.

DE WITT LASHER. Witnesses:

G. W. FRIsBIE, MARVIN E. WELLER.

